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HOSIERY DISPLAY STAND Filed June 25, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l 37 INVENTOR. jk L? ldrksiaiarz 30 flaz fesfi 'afaiz, 4 26 I g7 5, ATTORNEYS United States Patent HOSIERY DISPLAY STAND Charles Eaton, Philadelphia, and Charles V. Eaton, Pottstown, Pa.

Application June 23, 1952, Serial No. 295,110

1 Claim. (Cl. 211-163) This invention relates to display stands of the rotatable type used primarily for displaying objects for sale, and in particular a stand having a vertically disposed spindle mounted in a base and having racks with laterally positioned arms thereon rotatably mounted on the spindle,

whereby hosiery in packages having transparent windows I therein and eyelets in the upper ends positioned on said arms with the arms extended through the eyelets is displayed and stored with the color, size and quantity of the packages completely visible continuously, and with the hosiery adapted for self-service by customers.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a hosiery display rack on which hosiery is freely positioned in enclosed containers and in which the rack is demountable so that it may readily be assembled and taken apart to facilitate handling, shipping and storage.

The object of this invention is to provide means for displaying a plurality of articles such as packages containing hosiery in which the packages are arranged in groups with the groups segregating different colors and shades and also different sizes.

Display stands have been provided in numerous designs and various methods have been employed for retaining articles on stands of this type whereby the articles are displayed and also removable, however, particularly for use in displaying and mechandising hosiery it has been found desirable to suspend hosiery in individual packages with samples suspended in combination with packages and with means for arranging the packages according to colors, shades, and sizes.

An important object of this invention is, therefore, to

provide means for forming a display stand whereby independently mounted racks having spaced laterially disposed arms are carried by rotatable members on the vertically positioned spindle whereby each arm may contain a plurality of packages of hosiery of a particular color, shade, or size.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display stand for holding a plurality of groups of packages of hosiery wherein each package is provided with an eyelet or grommet through which an arm of the stand extends and by which the package may readily be removed from the stand.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for retaining a stocking in tension on an artificial leg extended upwardly from the upper end of the stand.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for mounting a plurality of racks on rotatable members of a vertically disposed spindle whereby it is only necessary to elevate the racks slightly in order to remove the racks from the mounting means.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a display stand for mechandising hosiery in which the stand is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a supporting base of the open type being formed with spaced wires or rods, a vertically positioned spindle frictionally held in the base, horizontally disposed plates journaled with bearings on the spindle and having spaced openings in the edges thereof, frames having spaced pins on upper and lower ends thereof with the pins positioned to register with openings of the plates for retaining the frames in outwardly extending positions, spaced laterally disposed arms carried by the frames and a collar positioned on the upper end of the spindle and having a friction plug extended upwardly therefrom for retaining a stocking in tension on an artificial leg positioned over the upper end of the spindle.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connec tion with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the stand with the parts assembled.

Figure 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1 with the supporting frames turned to an angle of degrees.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the spindle supporting base taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 3 taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a detail illustrating the arrangement of the elements at the upper end of the base whereby a spindle is frictionally held in a square opening provided in the base.

Figure 6 is a sectional plan taken on line 66 of Fig. 1 illustrating one of the horizontally positioned rotatably mounted plates.

Figure 7 is a vertical section through the plates shown in Fig. 6 with parts of the frame broken away.

Figure 8 is a detail showing a corner of one of the frames separated from the plates in which it is adapted to be supported and showing parts of the frame and plates broken away.

Figure 9 is a detail illustrating a spring clip positioned on the upper ends of the frames for supporting advertising and name cards.

Figure 10 is a vertical section through the hosiery gripping and supporting collar at the upper end of the spindle with parts broken away.

Figure 11 is a plan view of the collar shown in Fig. 10.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the hosiery display stand of this invention includes a spindle 10, which is preferably tubular, horizontally disposed plates 11 and 12 journaled on the spindle 10 with bearings 13 and 14, frames including vertically disposed bars 15, 16, and 17 connected at the ends with horizontally disposed bars 18, and 19, laterally disposed arms 20 carried by the inter mediate vertically positioned rods 16, spring clips 21 positioned on the upper bars 18, a collar 22 for retaining hosiery in tension on an artificial leg 23, and by which the artificial leg is mounted on the upper end of the spindle, and a base having radially positioned lower arms 24, 25, 26, and 27 and inclined upper arms 28, 29, 30 and 31.

As illustrated in the drawings each of the arms of the supporting stand is formed with a pair of spaced substantially parallel wires or bars and the members of the upper arms, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5 are crossed forming a substantially square opening 34 into which the lower end of the spindle 10 is inserted and by which the spindle is frictionally held. The lower arms are provided with a projection that extends upwardly into the lower end of the spindle to coact with the square 34 for retaining the spindle in a vertical position.

The bearings 13 and 14 are mounted on the spindle, as illustrated in Fig. 7 wherein the bearing 13 is mounted through an annular flange 36 on a set collar 37 that is adjustably mounted on the spindle with a set screw 38. The plates 11 and 12 are mounted on the flange 36.

As illustrated in Fig. 6 the plates 11 and 12 are provided with openings 3) and 40 that are positioned to coact with notches 4'1 and 4 2 in the edges of the plates whereby with ends of the vertically disposed rods 15 positioned in the notches sections or fingers 43 of the horizontally disposed bars 19 extend into the openings 39 or 40. The upper inner corners of the frames are similar to the lower inner corners shown in Figs. 7 and 8 and the bars 18 are also provided with fingers similar to the fingers 43 and these fingers are positioned to extend through the openings in the upper plate 11, similar to the openings 39 and 40 of the plate 12.

The plates 11 and 12 are also provided with openings or apertures 44 and 45 that are positioned for supporting articles, the openings in the upper plate 11 being positioned whereby with a toe 46 of a stocking as indicated by the numeral 47 extended through the opening the stocking will be suspended from the plate, as shown in Fig. 1.

The arms 20 are provided with upwardly extended ends 48 over which openings of the packages are placed and which retain the packages on the arms.

The spring clips 21 are formed with wire coils, as illustrated in Fig. 9 and the ends of the coils, which extend downwardly, are secured to the bars 18 at the points 49 and 59, preferably by welding.

The collar 22, which is provided with a centrally disposed opening 5 for receiving the spindle it), is provided with a plug 52 having a knurled or friction surface 53 thereon whereby with a stocking positioned on the artificial leg 23 with the end thereof inserted in an opening 54 of a flange 55 at the lower end of the artificial leg, the plug 52 is pressed through the opening whereby the friction surface grips the material of the stocking drawing the stocking over the outer surface of the leg 23 and thereby holding the stocking in tension.

The spindle 10 may be provided with graduations 56, as shown in Fig. l to facilitate determining the length of hosiery.

With the parts arranged and assembled in this manner the envelopes are positioned on the arms 20 with the arms extended through the openings and with the packages arranged in groups of colors, shades, and sizes. Name cards or cards having advertising matter or other iudicia thereon, as indicated by the numeral 57 may be supported in the spring clips 21, as shown in Figure l.

In order to protect the hose the packages and envelopes may be closed by heat sealing.

It will be understood that whereas two frames are illustrated in the drawings any suitable number of frames may be used on one stand and it will also be understood that as many arms as may be desired may be provided on each frame.

The upper and lower end of the frames are provided with spaced pins whereby the frames are demountable and with the spindle removable from the base the parts are readily assembled and taken apart thereby facilitating handling, storage and shipping.

The stand provides full display of merchandise for sale with storage capacity for a large stock of inventory in a minimum of space, and also the packages are readily removable by customers, to facilitate self-service.

it will be understood that modifications, within the scope of the appended claim, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a hosiery display stand, a vertically disposed spindle, a base detachably connected to the lower end of said spindle for supporting said spindle, a pair of set collars adjustably mounted on said spindle, bearings mounted on said collars and each including an annular flange, a plate mounted on each of said flanges and each of said plates being provided with a plurality of spaced apart openings, a plurality of frames, each including horizontally disposed bars extending outwardly from said' plates and each including a right angularly arranged downwardly extending finger projecting through the openings in said plates, there being a plurality of notches in the outer periphery of said plates, said notches being arranged contiguous to the openings in said plates and offset therefrom, a plurality of vertically disposed spaced parallel rods extending through the notches in said plates and secured to said bars, said rods being disposed adjacent to and offset from the fingers of the bars to which they are secured, each frame being mounted on the plates by a downward movement inserting the fingers in the openings and the rod in the notches, and additional rods between the bars, saidadditional rods carrying a plurality of horizontally disposed spaced parallel arms secured to said additional rods and each including upwardly extending ends.

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